MEL Assistant – Mercy Corps Uganda

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Assistant 

Organization: Mercy Corps Uganda

Job Location: Kaabong, Uganda

Roles and responsibilities:

• • Work closely with the program team and local partners, to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program activities and results.
  • Support the MEL officer in the development of the MEL tools and prepare tool matrix
  • Coordinate reporting with local partners, specifically tracking deadlines, ensuring adherence to formats and requirements, ensuring reporting quality and accuracy, and periodic report writing, editing, and submission.
  • Support the MEL officer in Compiling progress against indicators and report back to the team according to the monitoring plan.
  • Perform spot checks on the program activities, identify learnings to improve on program implementation and report monthly
  • Ensure adherence to MEL minimum standard in carrying out her duties, advising and supporting team members in understanding all the standards
  • Support the MEL officer in ensuring that the Climate Change leaders advancing for Peace (CCLAP) TOLA account is updated with all the indicators, result and the means of verification collected and uploaded in the Climate Change Leaders Advancing For Peace (CCLAP) google account
  • Support the MEL officer in updating the Activity Info website as per the achievement during the quarter of the project implementation
  • Support the development of community accountability and reporting mechanisms (CARM) for the project and orient project staff as well as local partners on the same.
  • Actively participate in household identification and verification of project participants under the (CCLAP) project
  • Under the guidance of MEL officer, H/she will participate in all MEL monitoring and evaluation activities such as market assessment, price monitoring and baseline/endline data gathering needs.
  • Ensure adherence to program management minimum standards in carrying out her duties, advising and supporting other staff in the same as required.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in management, statistics, economics, social science, or related field.
• Good understanding and skills at data management, data flow and Prior experience with computerized data management systems.
• Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of MS Office applications expert knowledge of Excel and the use of Ona, ODK and other mobile data collection platforms is required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Strong team coordination, listening, and consensus building skills.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.
• 1-2 years of experience working in the NGO sector in M&E, community or economic and market development.
• Prior experience carrying out surveys or conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection.
• Strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of quantitative indicators and data collection strategies.
• Able to drive a motorbike safely with valid license or willingness to obtain one in the first 6 months of employment.

How To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit their Cover Letter & CV saved in 1 document as PDF of no more than 5 pages online via the link below:

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Deadline: October 19th, 2023